ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class “com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView”

Question

I did a lot of research and this seems to be a common error for many users but for very different reasons. None of which I found worked for me.

I\'m getting

Answer 1

This because ProGuard. To safely use ProGuard with Google Mobile Ads, add the following to your ProGuard config:

-keep public class com.google.android.gms.ads.** {
   public *;
}

-keep public class com.google.ads.** {
   public *;
}